Libya
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Egypt
June 8, 2017
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Libya’s neighbors Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia agreed on Tuesday to push for political dialogue to end the crisis in the…
International pressure mounting for Qatar to withdraw from 2022 World Cup
Middle East
June 7, 2017
International pressure mounting for Qatar to withdraw from 2022 World Cup
The pressure on the International Football Federation (FIFA) to make a decision about the future of the 2022 World Cup, due…
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Middle East
June 5, 2017
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Yemen and Libya have brought the number of Arab nations that decided to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar to six.…
44 migrants, including babies, die of ‘thirst’ in Niger desert
World
June 1, 2017
44 migrants, including babies, die of ‘thirst’ in Niger desert
At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of…
Qatar’s support to terrorist groups in Libya ‘will not pass without charge’: Hafter
Middle East
June 1, 2017
Qatar’s support to terrorist groups in Libya ‘will not pass without charge’: Hafter
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Hafter has accused Qatar of backing terrorism in Libya and said in a statement: “the…
Egypt’s Defense Minister: Air strikes against terrorists in Libya are an inherent right
Egypt
June 1, 2017
Egypt’s Defense Minister: Air strikes against terrorists in Libya are an inherent right
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi said Wednesday that the concentrated air strikes against terrorist elements and militias in Libya are an…
Oil prices dive 3 percent to three-week low; OPEC crude output up
Business
June 1, 2017
Oil prices dive 3 percent to three-week low; OPEC crude output up
Oil prices sank 3 percent to a three-week low on Wednesday as an increase in Libyan output helped boost monthly…
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared in a televised speech that the Egyptian Armed Forces launched airstrikes against specific camps in…
Egyptian airstrikes kill terrorist leader in Libya’s Derna
Egypt
May 31, 2017
Egyptian airstrikes kill terrorist leader in Libya’s Derna
A local source from al-Hereish hospital in Libya’s Derna has confirmed the death of the leader of the Shura Council…
Oil falls as rising Libyan, US output undermines cuts
Business
May 31, 2017
Oil falls as rising Libyan, US output undermines cuts
Oil prices fell by 1 percent on Wednesday as rising Libyan production fueled concerns that OPEC-led output cuts are being…